He spoke of the Canneries case and wanted to know if I cared to reconsider my refusal to settle it.

He put it quite impersonally--said Fitch told him he couldn't do more than prolong the litigation by appeals, and that in the end he was bound to be whipped.

And I agreed, on terms that really weren't generous on my part.

He said all right; that he wanted to clear up all his old business as quickly as possible.

As he left my office I almost called him back to throw off the last pound I had exacted; he really made me feel ashamed of my greed.